Doctor of Education of Organizational Leadership, Argosy UniversityMaster of Business Administration, University of FindlayBachelor of Science in Business Administration, University of Findlay

Overview:

Dr. Ward is an Associate Professor of Business who has worked at The University of Findlay since 2004. She teaches traditional and online graduate and undergraduate level courses in the College of Business.

Her classes incorporate extensive experiential learning into the course in order to provide the students with theoretical and practical knowledge.

Awards:

Harriet Ritz Smith Service Award
(2011)

S.A.A.C.
Certificate of Appreciation Award (2011) – awarded by a student to a faculty
member for support student athletes (2011)

Shiv Gupta Excellence in Teaching
Award (2009)

Nominated for a Small Business
Award - ATHENA (2009, 2012)

Certificate of
appreciation for partnership with SBDC (Awarded during National
Entrepreneurship Week - 2009)

STUDENT ADVISING/MENTORING:

Eduventure Integrated Marketing Communication Case Competition – Team of students finished third in the country and presented in Washington DC (Spring 2012)

Symposium for Scholarship and Creativity – mentored a team of students for poster presentation on small business marketing (Spring 2011)

Posters at the Capital (Spring 2011)

A survey of small businesses in the Findlay/Hancock County area regarding the current and future media used to market their business and current marketing/advertising budget (advisor to two undergraduate students) and Setting the Stage for Social Media: Benefits and Implications of Social Media for Community Theatres in Central and Northwest Ohio (advisor to one student)

Ohio Federation of Independent Colleges Undergraduate Research Forum (Spring 2011) A survey of small businesses in the Findlay/Hancock County area regarding the current and future media used to market their business and current marketing/advertising budget. (Faculty advisor to two undergraduate students)

Symposium for Scholarship and Creativity – mentored a team of students to present on an Integrated Marketing Communication Plan for GMU (Spring 2010)

Marketing Club (Spring 2005 to present) Developed a partnership with Small Business Development Center of Ohio as well as Greater Findlay, Inc. working with local small business owners to create business plans or improve their marketing strategies. Develop leadership and creative skills in students with unique activities such as Extreme Marketing Makeovers and SWOT teams.

Yates, D &
Ward, C. Financial Literacy: Examining the knowledge transfer of personal
finance from high school to college to adulthood. American Journal of
Business Education (Vol. 4, No. 1,
January 2011).

Ward, C.;
Yates, D., & Song, J. Examining the Relationship between the National
Survey of Student Engagement and the ETS Business Major Field Test.American Journal of Business Education
(Vol. 3, No. 2, December 2010).

Ward, C.;
Yates, D., & Song, J. Exploring the relationship between student engagement
and common business knowledge:A pilot
study. American Journal of Business Education (Vol. 2, Number 9,
December 2009).

Yates,
D & Ward, C.Staying on the cutting
edge of active learning through real world engagement. American Journal of Business Education (Spring 2009).

Ward,
C. & Carrigan, M. Are All Forms of Scholarship Considered Equal?Contemporary Issues in Education
Research Journal (Spring 2009).

Carrigan, M.,
Alex, T. & Ward, C.Reprinted as a
separate chapter in book - "The US Patriot Act, Deconstruction, Civil
Liberties and Patriotism" published in State
Surveillance and Privacy Expectations (2009).

Ward,
C. Learning Outcomes for University Students include Service Learning. Journal for Social Welfare and Research
(Spring 2008).

Posters at the Capital
(Spring 2011) A survey of small businesses in
the Findlay/Hancock County area regarding the current and future media used to
market their business and current marketing/advertising budget (advisor to two
undergraduate students) and Setting the Stage for Social Media: Benefits and
Implications of Social Media for Community Theatres in Central and Northwest
Ohio (advisor to one student)

Ohio Federation of
Independent Colleges Undergraduate Research Forum (Spring 2011). A survey of small businesses in
the Findlay/Hancock County area regarding the current and future media used to
market their business and current marketing/advertising budget. (Faculty
advisor to two undergraduate students)

2010 Clute
International Teaching and Learning Conference (Fall 2010). Examining the Relationship between
the National Survey of Student Engagement and the ETS Business Major Field Test
(with Dan Yates and Joon Song). Financial Literacy: Examining the
knowledge transfer of personal finance from high school to college to adulthood
(with Dan Yates)

2008
International Business & Economics Research Conference (IBER)(Fall 2008). Presented two papers:Staying on the cutting edge of active
learning through real world engagement with Dr. Dan Yates (Awarded ‘Best Paper’
of the session.); and Are all forms of scholarship created equal? with Dr.
Martin Carrigan

Small Business
Development Center Network Statewide Conference (November
2007).Co-presented on “The Importance
of Partnering and Networking”

2008
International Business & Economics Research Conference (IBER)
(Fall 2007). The U.S.
Patriot Act:Deconstruction, Civil
Liberties and Patriotism. Co-presented paper that won best paper award

Kibi University
in Japan
(July 2007) Service Learning

ACBSP National Conference (June 2007)
Partnering small business owners and students = success

State of Ohio Small
Business Expo (March 2007) Mentored students to present at the
Small Business Expo in Columbus

SoTL (April 2006).Presentation (Faculty survey on student
academic dishonesty) at the Center for Teaching and Learning at Otterbein College

Faculty Roundtable (April
2006). Wal-Mart and their impact on
society and the economy

The
University of Findlay – SIFE (February 2006).
Taught computer skills to City Mission